Right now, local time in Karosta is 04:06 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Karosta ranks #54159 worldwide by population and #29 in Latvia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Riga GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 20m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Day length
- 9h 16m
- Solar noon
- 12:20
- Daylight range
- 6h 49m (winter) – 17h 46m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Karosta — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Karosta through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 56.55° S, 158.99° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 1,866 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Karosta today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:34
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Dhuhr
- 12:21
- Asr
- 14:26
- Maghrib
- 16:56
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 150.7° from north (SSE (151°))
Full prayer timetable for Karosta — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Karosta sits in the Europe/Riga time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 9h 16m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 131 cities we cover in Latvia.
Karosta's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,030 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,512 km off. Its position on the globe is 56.55° N, 21.01° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 19:06 | −9h |
| Chicago | 21:06 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 23:06 | −5h |
| London | 02:06 | −2h |
| Paris | 03:06 | −1h |
| Moscow | 05:06 | +1h |
| Dubai | 06:06 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 07:36 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 10:06 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 10:06 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 11:06 | +7h |
| Sydney | 13:06 | +9h |
Best time to call Karosta
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Karosta local time:
Cities sharing Karosta's time zone
Distances from Karosta
| Moscow | 1,030 km | E (88°) |
| London | 1,483 km | WSW (257°) |
| Paris | 1,513 km | WSW (243°) |
| Dubai | 4,429 km | SE (127°) |
| Mumbai | 5,957 km | ESE (112°) |
| Chicago | 7,205 km | NW (309°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,141 km | ENE (75°) |
| Tokyo | 8,253 km | NE (48°) |
| Los Angeles | 9,233 km | NNW (327°) |
| Singapore | 9,442 km | E (95°) |
| São Paulo | 10,910 km | WSW (239°) |
| Sydney | 15,512 km | ENE (78°) |
Cities near Karosta
FAQ
What time is it in Karosta right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Karosta (Latvia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Karosta in?
Karosta runs on the Europe/Riga IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Karosta observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Karosta today?
Karosta sees sunrise at 07:43 and sunset at 16:58 today, giving 9h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Karosta tonight?
The moon phase over Karosta tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 74.9% illumination.
What is the antipode of Karosta?
The antipode of Karosta — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 56.55° S, 158.99° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 1,866 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Karosta?
Karosta lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Karosta?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Karosta, clocks run about 20 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.